Moving Forests with Keshav Sharma
Sep 13, 2026 · 2 min · 5 segments
We’re taught to be afraid of bats.But what if almost everything we believe about them is wrong?In this episode of Moving Forests, I speak with renowned bat researcher Dr. Rohit Chakrabarty about the…
And I think what did COVID do to your research and also public perception of bats? COVID did a lot of damage to bat conservation in general.
But what I would argue, because of that, there's also a lot more awareness and there was a lot more scope to bring out about why bats should not be killed.
Because when we study the diet of these bats, I find that they are actually eating a lot of agricultural pest insects.
And I think what did COVID do to your research and also public perception of bats? COVID did a lot of damage to bat conservation in general.
But what I would argue, because of that, there's also a lot more awareness and there was a lot more scope to bring out about why bats should not be killed.
Because when we study the diet of these bats, I find that they are actually eating a lot of agricultural pest insects.
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